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1. Quote of the Day - Soft Money

   ... Election Law Blog post yesterday that summarizes their new report, " The New Soft Money ." This shows how important it is for mayoral ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2014-06-19 16:29 - 0 comments

2. The Effect of NYC's Conflicts of Interest Board on the Ethics Programs in New York State's Larger Cities

   ... example, as well as guidance, for the rest of the state. So I would like to look at ethics programs in the other largest (although not ... is a good abuse of office provision and a requirement to report anyone who improperly attempts to influence one's work. Buffalo's ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. The Lucifer Effect IV — Miscellaneous Observations

   ... those who withstand the situational forces in order to report ethical misconduct or not indulge in it themselves. Perhaps ethics ... between one's behavior and the behavior of others (e.g., I rarely do it; they do it all the time), and euphemistic language (e.g., ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. The Privilege of Slicing Into the Body Politic

   ... Kuy. The issue was a health insurer asking doctors to report patient conditions that might be used to cancel health insurance. ... profession —these are key elements of both government ethics and of the satisfactions of public service. Robert ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-03-22 08:18 - 0 comments

5. Shaking Down or Institutional Corruption?

   ... last week . When the incumbent mayor filed a campaign report showing dozens of contributions from interested professionals, ... her principal challenger called her a "shake-down artist." I doubt she had to shake down a single contributor, and the challenger, a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. First Round of Changes to Model Code Project

   Body:  I've begun a process of going back through the Model Code, adding comments, ... As always, any and all comments are welcome. I will report on and link to these changes in this blog. The first changes and ... state law governs this area, it is a local government ethics matter, as well. I supply two provisions, one that is positive and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

7. Risk and Government Ethics

   ... consequences, that underlie the philosophy of a government ethics program. The reason government ethics is rules-based is that the ... duty to try to prevent misconduct or, if the attempt fails, report it. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press

   ... columnist Jason Embry this week on the political use of ethics complaints. The instances of abuse of the ethics process is what has led ... that a complaint had been filed ... for a 'failure to report' income," even though the matter had not yet been investigated. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. An Interesting Agency Independence from Ethics Enforcement Issue in Broward County

   Body:  I've written about the issue of ethics commission jurisdiction over independent agencies and authorities, ... contracts for review, limiting the scope of their audit report, according to a Bulldog article from June . Three, all 59 ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Government Ethics Is Grandly Unified in Texas

    ... provide a Grand Unified Theory in the field of government ethics, bringing together the fields of campaign finance, lobbying, ... But since two of the three organizations do not have to report donors, there is no way for the public to know whether or not Sullivan ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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